The national government's determination to protect young children from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has struck a chord with a mother of two who's vying for a seat in the House of Representatives. (Photos from Usplash) “Bilang isang magulang, mas nanaisin ko na mabigyan ng bakuna ang anak ko...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Sunday, Feb. 14, that the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 will temporarily be suspended starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The local government said that the vaccination appointments for the said age group will continue once the additional...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Feb. 13, announced 3,050 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The National Capital Region (NCR) registered the most number of new cases. It was followed by Western Visayas, and Calabarzon. The country's cumulative tally of cases increased to...
Metro Manila is not yet ready for an Alert Level 1 status, health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said on Sunday, Feb. 13. “Lahat tayo gusto natin ng normal pero we are not yet ready. Sa...
SEOUL -- South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Sunday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 56,431 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising...
ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia's COVID-19 tally rose to 457,372 after 893 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said Sunday. The new cases were all local transmissions, and among them, 465 were detected in capital Ulan Bator, which is the region hit hardest by...
The director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination said on Sunday, Feb. 13, we should wait first before vaccinating children under five against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dapat pag-aralan muna kung dapat palawigin ang edad para sa mandatory vaccination...
Navotas City will start vaccinating COVID-19 booster shots to bedridden residents on Monday, Feb. 14. “We want Navoteños, especially those sick and vulnerable, to remain protected against COVID-19. If they can’t go to our vaccination sites, then we will bring the vaccines to them,” Mayor...
Top officials in charge of the policies in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will meet on Monday, Feb, 14., to discuss the new alert level status in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 13. Año said...
Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes has called on the Filipino-Muslim community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and urged the national government to address vaccine hesitancy. “Sa mga Muslim na kapwa ko senior citizen, magpabakuna na rin po...
Taguig City’s weekly tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has decreased by 50 percent. The Taguig City government reported that from Feb. 4 to 10, a total of 1,558 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, down by 1,555 cases or 50 percent from 3,113 new cases from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. The...
who-afp The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the local government units (LGUs) to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts for vulnerable individuals, particularly senior citizens to protect them against the severe form of the viral illness. WHO Acting Country Representative Dr. Rajendra Yadav...
